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Discuss the horizontal and vertical analysis of a financial statement, and how each is used to help financial statement users make better decisions.
Common size data listed on Pro-forma statement Create a bar chart showing a minimum of Gross Revenue, Gross Profit and Net income.
Review auditors report and notes to the collected financial statements to determine any unusual activities or qualified auditors opinions.
What are some limitations of financial statements analysis? Meaning, what are some things which make financial statement analysis less reliable?
Compute the predetermined overhead rate under the current method of allocation, and determine the unit product cost of each product for the current year.
Why is liquidity important in analysis of financial statemetns? Explain its importance from the viewpoint of two users--Creditors and Equity investor.
Prepare a plan for the conversation you would have with the employee's male co-worker, based on the concepts found in your textbook.
Evaluate the usefulness to investors of the inclusion of VIEs in the company's consolidated financial statements. Provide support for your rationale.
Explain the role whistleblowers played in the fraud example you selected previously, or how a whistleblower would have enhanced detection of that fraud example.
Identify the Web site, the sender, and perceived receiver. Analyze the integrated business communication. Assess the media richness of the section.
Why is it important to include the projected financial statements (income statement, balance sheet, statement of cashflows) in a business plan?
Determine the correct balance sheet category for accounts. Analyze specific financial information from a company's financial statements.
Define accounting and its application to accounting principles. Prepare financial statements from accounting system data.
earch the Internet and locate an annual financial report for a public U.S. company. What are some references to SOX mentioned in the annual report?
Prepare a ratio analysis from the available information to cover profitability, liquidity, efficiency and capital structure.
Prepare a brief narrative that describes the major activities of Discount Bonanza's management team over the last four years.
What was the amount of cost of goods sold for year? What income statement format does company use? Compute the company's gross profit percentage for year end.
Discuss the implications of the ratios provided for the lending decision you are to make. That is, does the information paint a favorable picture?
What are the main objectives of comparative analysis and why are they important to external users of the financial statements, such as investors?
What do these ratios tell us about the specific company that you selected? How do your results correlate with the information noted within the company's 10-k?
ACCT601- If you were an accountant for a potential investor in this company, explain which of these ratios would be of the most interest to you.
What balance sheet format does your company use? What is the company's largest current asset and largest current liability at year end?
Calculate the annual holding period return (in both $ and % terms) for an Australian resident shareholder of BHP.
Given the readings and assignments in the course, identify, and briefly discuss two important applications of financial accounting.
Contrasts trading securities and available for sale securities, and the impact the securities have on the financial statements.